I discovered last week that imported mangosteen are indeed available in the U.S.!
I was doing my ~bimonthly Asian food shopping at the Viet Wah supermarket in Seattle's Chinatown, and was surprised to find some bagged mangosteen sitting with the other fruit.
What is a mangosteen? The best fruit ever. Seriously. The price was ~$9/lb, which works out to ~$1.60 per fruit. Extravagant? Perhaps. Worth it? Definitely.
According to Wikipedia, importation of irradiated mangosteen has been allowed since since last year, but I only found this out after my discovery last week. A month ago, Michelle and I drove to Vancouver, with the primary purpose being to buy mangosteen.
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